Featured Quote:"A believer may pass through much affliction, and yet secure very little blessing from it all. Abiding in Christ is the secret of securing all that the Father meant the chastisement to bring us." - Andrew Murray

1. It was to arise among the 10 divisions of Roman Empire (Da 7:8)2. It would destroy 3 of the 10 kingdoms (Da 7:8) Heruli (493AD),Vandals (534AD), Ostrogoths (538AD). The other seven still with us - Germany,England,France,Spain,Portugal,Italy and Switzerland.3. It would speak great words against Most High (Da 7:25;Rev 13:6). "The Pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God." -P.F.L.Ferraris,Ecclesiastical Dictionary,art. On The Pope. (The official title, Vicarius Filii Dei, adds up to 666 in Latin, Hebrew and Greek).4. It would wear out the saints (Da7:25;Rev13:7) "That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind, will be questioned by no Protestant who has a competent knowledge of history..."W.E.H.Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, vol.2 p.325. It would be guilty of blasphemy (Rev13:6;Da7:25). The church claims the Pope is God, Mary as Mediator, that the priests "create God" in the Eucharist, that she dictates to Heaven, etc.6. It would attempt to change the law of God (Da 7:25). She deleted the 2nd commandment, "changed the 4th"(Officially from Saturday to Sunday at the Council of Laodicea in 364AD), and split the 10th. 7. It would exercise power over all kindreds, tongues, nations (Rev13:7). The nations of the world send ambassadors to the Roman Church/state!8. The dragon would give his power, seat and great authority to this beast (Rev 13:2). The Caesars gave their power,seat, authority to the Bishop of Rome.9. It would continue in world domination 1260 years.(Rev13:5;Da7:25). After defeating Ostrogoths, she rose to power until 1798 AD.10.It would receive mortal wound (Rev13:3). Napoleon's general Berthier entered Rome and kidnapped the Pope, who died in exile.11.It would amaze the whole world, for its deadly wound would be healed.(Rev13:3) On Feb.11,1929 Mussolini signed a concordat restoring place of the Papacy. Both The Church and the S.F. Chronicle referred to this as healing the wound.

Whoever the antichrist will be, whoever the abomination of desolation will be, he will worship the "fortress." He will have the ability to make war. He will seek to use the Jews for a time because of their relationship with God. He will be a leader of a nation. He will turn the economic system upside down. The manifestation of what he worships will be to exault the nature of man above God.

He will have things in common with Nimrod, Nebuchadnezzar, Antioch Epiphanies, Napoleon, and Hitler. All these men sought to exault themselves above God in a godless society. He will be like Satan who seeks the worship of this world.